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Studying Mars may provide clues to our planet's futureMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - "Will we ever run out of water?," asked Sarah Hidalgo, 11, a fifth-grader at O'Plaine School in Gurnee. The existence of life separates Earth from the other planets, and...
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Alternatives to bottled water save cash, planetMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - When I was growing up, we drank water from the tap. The only bottled water I recall seeing people drink was Perrier at a restaurant. Today, bottled water in the househo...
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Drinking alcohol in excess increases cancer riskMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Does alcohol increase cancer risk even in people who aren't big drinkers? A. According to the American Institute for Cancer Research's landmark 2007 report on...
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Passing camp opens; Pickler completes record-setting careerMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It's no big secret that the most complex position in football is quarterback. The player in the center of the action requires skill, passion, intelligence and the abilit...
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Concert promoter up for awardMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Palatine resident Don Kronberg, president of Itasca-based NiteLite Promotions, was nominated by the Academy of Country Music for a 2008 Academy of Country Music Award in...
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Can Clinton win without hurting the Democratic Party?May 05, 2008 11:00 pm - On the day last week when Hillary Clinton suffered the first of two costly defections by Indiana superdelegates, I went to see an old friend working in her national camp...
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Tales of the weird take front-and-centerMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - In the old days, they put journals like these on the "Occult" rack at bookstores. Most spiritually-focused, non-Christian publications would be sent to the back of the s...
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Husbands can be abused, tooMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Brother has been married for 15 years. Two kids. Sister-in-law has all control -- brother's and kids' schedules, (over)spending, etc. Her often-heinous attitude has a...
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'What's Going On': Gaye gets 'Masters' treatmentMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - PBS' "American Masters" strays far afield from its usual high-tone artists to examine the life of soul singer Marvin Gaye at 9 p.m. Wednesday on WTTW Channel 11. It's a ...
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Dylan biopic not the same old songMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - "I'm Not There" (two-disc collector's edition) -- Filmmaker Todd Haynes smashes all the conventions of the Hollywood biopic with his surreal, fascinating and uneven ...